The Truth about baseball legend and combat pilot Jerry Coleman

If you judged his baseball career by what he says on radio broadcasts of Padres games, you’d think he was a minor leaguer that stumbled his way into the New York Yankees World Series champion lineups.Don’t believe it. Ted Leitner, Coleman’s long-time broadcast partner, often tells listeners not to believe Coleman when he downplays his career.Truth is, if time permitted, Leitner could tell you that Coleman was the 1949 Rookie of the Year, an All-Star second baseman, the…

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